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Timon of Athens

Timon of Athens Timon, a lord of Athens, in the enjoyment of a princely fortune, affected a humor of liberality which knew no limits. His almost infinite wealth could not flow in so fast but…

John Milton - Paradise Lost: Book IV

Book IV O For that warning voice, which he who saw Th' APOCALYPS, heard cry in Heaven aloud, Then when the Dragon, put to second rout, Came furious down to be reveng'd on men, WO TO THE…

Germanic religion

(Encyclopedia) Germanic religion, pre-Christian religious practices among the tribes of Western Europe, Germany, and Scandinavia. The main sources for our knowledge are the Germania of Tacitus and…

The Divine Comedy: Inferno: Canto XXV

Inferno: Canto XXIVInferno: Canto XXVIInferno: Canto XXV At the conclusion of his words, the thief Lifted his hands aloft with both the figs, Crying: "Take that, God, for at thee I aim…

The Divine Comedy: Paradiso: Canto XXIV

Paradiso: Canto XXIIIParadiso: Canto XXVParadiso: Canto XXIV "O company elect to the great supper Of the Lamb benedight, who feedeth you So that for ever full is your desire, If by…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: A Vision of the Sea

by Percy Bysshe Shelley The Sensitive PlantThe CloudA Vision of the Sea Composed at Pisa early in 1820, and published with "Prometheus Unbound" in the same year. A transcript in Mrs.…

The Divine Comedy: Purgatorio: Canto XIV

Purgatorio: Canto XIIIPurgatorio: Canto XVPurgatorio: Canto XIV "Who is this one that goes about our mountain, Or ever Death has given him power of flight, And opes his eyes and shuts…

Internet Timeline

Read about milestones, advancements, and major breakthroughs in the development of the Internet. 1969 ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency) goes online in December, connecting four major…

Jeremiah: 6

Jeremiah Chapter 6 1 O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Beth-haccerem:…